Usage Lessons

Question 1

organization; serve the reader

Answer 1

paragraphing

Question 2

concise; nothing unnecessary; active and direct

Answer 2

omit needless words

Question 3

expressed in the same way; same elements

Answer 3

parallel structure

Question 4

commas to separate; similar to parallel structure; separate objects; precise meaning

Answer 4

items in a series

Question 5

conjugation; verbs change according to when the action happens; shift in verb tense; subject/verb agreement; match subject

Answer 5

verb tense issues

Question 6

subject; verb; capital letter; correct punctuation; make sense; run-ons; separate to make sense

Answer 6

complete sentences

Question 7

emphasizes the doer; livelier and more forceul quality to writing/speaking style; more effective; direct; crisp

Answer 7

active voice

Question 8

emphasizes the receiver; more formal; more impersonal

Answer 8

passive voice

Question 9

misplaced modifier; misleading or confusing; reposition to be closer to the part eing modified

Answer 9

dangling modifiers

Question 10

commas, dashes, parentheses; separate interruptions from the main flow of a sentence

Answer 10

punctuation to set off parenthetical expressions

Question 11

agree in number and gender and person

Answer 11

antecedent agreement